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Chevron Gansey Baby Socks

YARN:

Crystal Palace Maizy, fingering weight, 25grams/93 yards.

NEEDLES:

Addi Turbo Lace 32 inch circular needles (2.5mm).

GAUGE:

8 stitches/inch and 12 rows/inch.

MEASUREMENT:

The foot is approximately 3.75 inches long X 4 inches in circumference, and is somewhat stretchy – this will vary depending on your yarn choice and gauge.

CAST-ON:

Judy’s’ Magic Cast-On, 9 stitches on each needle.Knit the next row as described in Judy’s Magic Cast-On.

INCREASES:

I use a Backward Loop Left and Right increase (see photos at the end of the pattern), designated in the written instructions as M1L and M1R. The Backward Loop Increase is well-described by Melissa Morgan-Oakes in “Toe-Up 2-at-a-Time Socks”, p.159. Or, feel free to use your own favorite increase.

HEEL:

Variation of the Fleegle Heel, Wendy Johnson calls this a Gusset Heel.

TOE – INCREASE TO 19 STS EACH NEEDLE AS DESCRIBED BELOW:

INSTEP

SOLE

ROUND 1:

K1-M1R-K7-M1L-K1

K1-M1R-K7-M1L-K1

ROUND 2:

K11

K11

ROUND 3:

K1-M1R-K9-M1L-K1

K1-M1R-K9-M1L-K1

ROUND 4:

K13

K13

ROUND 5:

K1-M1R-K11-M1L-K1

K1-M1R-K11-M1L-K1

ROUND 6:

K15

K15

ROUND 7:

K1-M1R-K13-M1L-K1

K1-M1R-K13-M1L-K1

ROUND 8:

K17

K17

ROUND 9:

K1-M1R-K15-M1L-K1

K1-M1R-K15-M1L-K1

ROUND 9:

K19

K19

INSTEP

MOTIF, REPETITION 1

INSTEP

SOLE

ROUND 1:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 2:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 3:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 4:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 5:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 6:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 7:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 8:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 9:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 10:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 11:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 12:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

MOTIF, REPETITION 2

INSTEP

SOLE

ROUND 1:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 2:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 3:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 4:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 5:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 6:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 7:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 8:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 9:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 10:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 11:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 12:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

GUSSET-BEGIN GUSSET ON SOLE SIDE

MOTIF, REPETITION 3

INSTEP

SOLE

ROUND 1:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K1-M1R-K17-M1L-K1

ROUND 2:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K21

ROUND 3:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K1-M1R-K19-M1L-K1

ROUND 4:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K23

ROUND 5:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K1-M1R-K21-M1L-K1

ROUND 6:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K25

ROUND 7:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K1-M1R-K23-M1L-K1

ROUND 8:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K27

ROUND 9:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K1-M1R-K25-M1L-K1

ROUND 10:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K29

ROUND 11:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K1-M1R-K27-M1L-K1

ROUND 12:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K31

HEEL,A VARIATION OF THE FLEEGLE HEEL-NO WRAP, NO GAP, NO HOLES

SL1PW wyf = SLIP 1 PURLWISE WITH YARN FRONT

SL1PW wyb= SLIP 1 PURLWISE WITH YARN BACK

Turn work to beginworking heel on a WS row of heel stitches.

You will now begin working back and forth across the heel stitches.

The instep stitches will not be used for this part.

Place a marker at the center of the heel stitches, on stitch 16, dividing the stitches evenly.

ROW

SOLE/HEEL SIDE

1

SL1PW wyf-P17 (to 2 stitches beyond the marker) -P2tog-P1-TURN

(10 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

2

SL1PW wyb-K6 (to 2 stitches beyond the marker) -K2tog-K1-TURN

(10 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

There will be a small gap between the working stitches that form the heel turn and the unworked gusset stitches.

3

SL1PW wyf-P7 (to within 1 st of gap) -P2tog-P1-TURN

(8 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

4

SL1PW wyb-K8 (to within 1 st of gap) -K2tog-K1-TURN

(8 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

5

SL1PW wyf-P9 (to within 1 st of gap) -P2tog-P1-TURN

(6 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

6

SL1PW wyb-K10 (to within 1 st of gap) -K2tog-K1-TURN

(6 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

7

SL1PW wyf-P11 (to within 1 st of gap) -P2tog-P1-TURN

(4 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

8

SL1PW wyb-K12 (to within 1 st of gap) -K2tog-K1-TURN

(4 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

9

SL1PW wyf-P13 (to within 1 st of gap) -P2tog-P1-TURN

(2 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

10

SL1PW wyb-K14 (to within 1 st of gap) -K2tog-K1-TURN

(2 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

11

SL1PW wyf-P15 (to within 1 st of gap) -P2tog-P1-TURN

(0 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

12

SL1PW wyb-K16 (to within 1 st of gap) -K2tog-K1-DO NOT TURN

(0 GUSSET STS REMAIN)

THERE WILL BE 19 STITCHES ON HEEL NEEDLE

CONTINUE WORKING IN PATTERN ON INSTEP STITCHES AND IN KNIT ON HEEL SIDE STITCHES. RESUME WORKING IN ROUND.

LEG

MOTIF, REPETITION 4

INSTEP

SOLE

ROUND 1:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 2:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 3:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 4:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 5:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 6:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 7:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 8:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 9:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 10:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 11:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 12:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

MOTIF, REPETITION 5

INSTEP

SOLE

ROUND 1:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 2:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 3:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 4:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 5:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 6:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 7:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 8:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 9:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K3-P1-K3-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 10:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K2-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 11:

K1-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K3-P1-K1-P3-K1-P1-K1

K19

ROUND 12:

K1-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K7-P1-K1-P1-K1-P1-K1

K19

CUFF

INSTEP

SOLE

ROUND 1:

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

ROUND 2:

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

ROUND 3:

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

ROUND 4:

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

ROUND 5:

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

ROUND 6:

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

(K1-P1) 9 TIMES-K1

BIND-OFF

JENY’S SURPRISINGLY STRETCHY BIND-OFF

OR

ELIZABETH ZIMMERMANN’S SEWN BIND-OFF

INCREASES

MAKE 1 RIGHT (M1R) (BACKWARD LOOP INCREASE)

MAKE 1 LEFT (M1L) (BACKWARD LOOP INCREASE)

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